Robinhood Board Approves The Purchase Of SBF $578 Million Stake

Key Points:

• The former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX co-founder Gary Wang purchased a $578 million share in Robinhood last year. Robinhood’s board of directors has now approved a plan to buy back that investment.
• On January 9, the 55 million shares, or around 7% of the corporation, were confiscated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
• Robinhood has been collaborating with the DOJ on a plan to effectuate the buyback.

The former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX co-founder Gary Wang purchased a $578 million share in Robinhood last year. Robinhood’s board of directors has now approved a plan to buy back that investment.

In its fourth quarter report, which was released on February 8, RB stated that it had board authority to purchase back the stake.

Jason Warnick, chief financial officer, stated that:

“Our Board authorized us to explore acquiring most or all of our shares that Emergent Fidelity Technologies purchased in May 2022.”

“The proposed share purchase underscores the confidence the Board of Directors and management team have in our business.”

By taking out loans directly from FTX’s sister company Alameda Research, the FTX co-founders purchased 55 million shares of Robinhood stock in May through Emergent Fidelity Technologies, which are currently worth $578 million at current pricing.

On January 9, the 55 million shares, or around 7% of the corporation, were confiscated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ).

Bankman-Fried and Wang used the shares as collateral to obtain a loan from bitcoin lending site BlockFi, which filed a lawsuit in court to repossess the shares.

Robinhood has been collaborating with the DOJ on a plan to effectuate the buyback

The shares in question have been involved in numerous legal disputes.

Following the collapse of the exchange in November, FTX filed a request with the court on December 23 to prevent BlockFi from obtaining the Robinhood shares.

Even though FTX and other FTX-affiliated firms filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Emergent Fidelity did file for bankruptcy protection on February 3.

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